Thailand delays major holiday, shuts schools to curb virus spread

Thailand's government on Tuesday decided to postpone celebrations of Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year's holiday held in mid-April, and to close schools for two weeks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.Schools and recreational facilities such as bars and cinemas will also be closed for two weeks from Wednesday.Songkran is typically celebrated on April 13-15 by people splashing water on each other in streets closed off to traffic.During this time, many people return to their hometowns and traffic greatly increases, so the government decided that the risk of infection would incre…READ FULL ARTICLE